The members of the ruling party, government officials participated in the rally. Rally participants carried slogans: "The nation always supports Ilham Aliyev!", "Yeni Azerbaijan Party is the party of the nation!", "Youth supports Ilham Aliyev!". Several helicopters were flying above the crowd.

The YAP executive secretary Ali Ahmadov delivered a speech and said that the main objective of holding the rally is to celebrate the victory of the ruling party. According to his words, the nation demonstrated its will and supported YAP’s victory in the parliamentary elections.

A.Ahmadov saying that the ruling party has always supported democracy and been in front of the struggle informed that the whole Azerbaijani nation approves the policy of the President Ilham Aliyev. The member of the YAP Political Council Musa Guliyev delivering a speech in the rally stressed that the authority party will work with a will for further prosperity of democratic Azerbaijan during long years and will do its best for protection of independence of the state.

M.Guliyev said that the policy pursued by the head of the state is welcomed by the nation, and the implemented political and economic reforms will ensure bright future for Azerbaijan. Another YAP representative Ziyafet Asgarov informed that the Azerbaijani youth is closely unified around the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev. According to his words, all democratic forces in the country approve the policy of the head of the state and want this work to be continued. Z.Asgarov informed that YAP had always spoken on behalf of the nation and will rely on the nation later.

The vice-chairman of the Ana Veten Party Zahid Oruj said that the radical opposition had held the rally in this square yesterday, however their action was like a parade rather than the crowded rally. According to his words, the crowded rally held by YAP today proves once again that the nation is unified around the head of the state and supports continuation of his successful policy: "Hoisting of the flags of other states by the opposition in their yesterday’s rally and their expecting help from the heads of those states is a bright example of their ridiculous situation".

The rally was continued with the speeches of other persons and concert program.

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